A George IV gilt-lacquered brass four-light colza chandelier circa 1825, in the manner of Hancock and Rixon

the four scrolling branches alternating scrolling suspension arms enclosing an urn reservoir and suspended from chains with a corbelled rose

Some rubbing and tarnishing to brass. The glass shades later. Now electrified. This will require re-wiring prior to use.
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The quality and design of the present chandelier is consistent with the output of the leading bronze chandelier and lamp makers of the George IV period such as Thomas Messenger & Sons, G. Perry and  Hancock and Rixon. The latter two makers supplied chandeliers to George IV for the  Library or Green Drawing Room and the Small  or White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle as part of his ambitious remodelling scheme in the 1820s (See Hugh Roberts, For the Kings Pleasure, London, 2001, p. 109, fig. 104 and p. 129, fig. 142).